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Unscored CVE-2005-1576 EUVD-2005-1579GHSA-g44f-f9f6-4fxr

The file download dialog in Mozilla Firefox 0.10.1 and 1.0 for Windows uses the Content-Type HTTP header to determine the file type, but sa…

Published May 14, 2005 · Updated Sep 16, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

The file download dialog in Mozilla Firefox 0.10.1 and 1.0 for Windows uses the Content-Type HTTP header to determine the file type, but saves the original file extension when "Save to Disk" is selected, which allows remote attackers to hide the real file types of downloaded files.

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